Prediction Disappointment at the draft

[Orange Peanut]

Dare i ask, what do you mean by "another LDU"?

Yep, ol mate Brockhoff got his wish for a negative thread well and truly granted here

 

[Wels Eicke]

Actually hope we use them for current players or trade down for multiple 2nd rounders. We're going to have heaps of list space next year and only 2 first rounders and a few 4th atm. So need to make up the list space or numbers.

So, in the opening post you lament not having a first rounder and only picking up leftovers with middling second rounders.

Then next year with two first rounders you suggest trading them for as many second rounders as we can get??

Yeah, I dunno.........

 

[andana]

We should trade out of the draft and just go for rookies ,like Zurhaar and Spudrito

 

[GarnerSmash]

 

[muttley45]

I actually prefer to see the cards I get dealt first, before complaining about a lousy hand.

 

[The Big H]

I'll have to do a bit of digging but pretty sure Liam Jones younger brother is available through our academy next year.

 

[RobZombie]

A miss

Rusty pls

 

[Passmore]

I am vaguely familiar with about 50 names in the draft but not near enough to know how any of them will go.

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No one actually does.

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[big_e]

A miss

As an old Greek mate of mine once said: "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

 

[The Dingrel]

I have to agree here. I got a bit worried when I saw Twomey having us draft some ruck/forward that I had never heard of at pick 30 and I keep getting more and more concerned as time passes.

You must be referring to “Mr Upside”. If nothing else could be the title from a new Killers song.

 

[The Dingrel]

Cant wait to hear all the currently sad fans changing their tunes next year with the two first rounders. If you can hold on that long.

Nah. I’ll get excited about any new shinboner this year. Reckon there’s a few sleepers in the draft around our pick. For one I really think we should always look at the WA boys. WAFL form tends to be good form and probably gets a bit overlooked. Perhaps Brady is in the knows there!

 

[The Dingrel]

Small forwards will be countered by next season. Teams will be working their way around them.

Hard bastard medium forwards who can take contested marks and swing thru the middle occasionally (and hard bastard mids who can do the same forward) are the future, especially with Larkey and Brown and players who do skills work at training delivering into the forward 50.

Sounds like your talking about ziebell Cunnington zurhaar and potentially garner!

 

[Rusty Buckets]

Rusty pls

For a big-bodied mid who had his way with kids his own age, it was disconcerting to see him reach for the ball and duck his head - this was in the VFL mind you.

 

[Rusty Buckets]

You should tell the club about your "game changers" strategy.

Hold the first-round picks. We don't have a Stibbard around to find us a Harvey at 47 or Pickett at 67.

 

[The Dingrel]

Hold the first-round picks. We don't have a Stibbard around to find us a Harvey at 47 or Pickett at 67.

nah Luffs Enuff

 

[hilly]

Did Mick McMahon nail your missus Rusty?

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[Groin guru]

We need these guys to slide big time...

Pick 26 - Pizza
Pick 27 - Barbecue
Pick 30 - Savoury
Pick 47 - Cheddar

A bit risky letting Cheddar slide like that but fair because Savoury looks like a ready-made 200 game player (a lot of Dumont about him).

Pizza and BBQ are definitely the best available. I'd like us to rookie vegemite and cheese. Keep him around for 3 years and see if he can work into the main group because at the moment he doesn't seem that consistent (flashes in and out and it's hard for me to truly make up my mind).

Delisted and burned alive: Shapes 'NEW' flavour.

Hall of Fame: Dixie Drumsticks. Damn, I miss him. North hasn't been the same since he left.

 

[Rusty Buckets]

Did Mick McMahon nail your missus Rusty?

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No Hilly, but a good call by you nonetheless. Respect.

 

[see see]

For a big-bodied mid who had his way with kids his own age, it was disconcerting to see him reach for the ball and duck his head - this was in the VFL mind you.

Yep, I'm convinced. Put a fork in him.

 

[Rusty Buckets]

Yep, I'm convinced. Put a fork in him.

Lemmy, you're not concerned by blokes that are built like Tarzan but play like Jane?

 

[see see]

Lemmy, you're not concerned by blokes that are built like Tarzan but play like Jane?

If it's a consistent and enduring pattern, yes. The kid's still finding his feet at senior level FFS.

 

[Rusty Buckets]

If it's a consistent and enduring pattern, yes. The kid's still finding his feet at senior level FFS.

You can't just turn on courage as if it's a tap.

 

[DuckYeah]

Boys, dont get all sad because we traded out pick 8.. the top end of the draft was good 1-5 .. the rest? Well you can snag a player at pick 30 for the same result.. NMFC didnt like their options at pick 8.. so, why not put 2 first rounders in the bank for next and have a play at Whitfield?

 

[ferball]

Sounds like your talking about ziebell Cunnington zurhaar and potentially garner!

Tarryn as well. Someone posted something today about rotating Ziebell, TT and someone else, maybe Cam Z thru the midfield and forward line and bench.

Its that sort of idea. Could stick Jed thru there too, he can take a contested grab as well.

Small forwards are flavour of the month. Teams will be or already are structuring to defend against them. Medium forwards who can mark, especially with Larkey and Brown as decoys could really take advantage of that. And once we get worked out they're the decoys for Larkey and Brown.

What a potential head* for opposition coaches.

 

[ferball]

VFL training squad only I'm afraid.

Disappointing.